Portugal from Scratch
Hi! I'm Kirsty and I'm from Canada but left in 2001 to travel and never found my way back there to live permanently. I've since lived and travelled in a bunch of places and now I found myself in Portugal where I bought a half acre of land with with ruin on it in September 2020. In my other life I make maps of Africa capital cities and so I expect I'll be travelling between the two continents at least once a year as I try to balance work and life here in Portugal... it's a hell of a commute but I love it!
My plan is to renovate the ruin using natural materials, build a few other natural buildings, and set up a small food forest and garden using permaculture principles and this channel is my attempt at documenting the process of setting up an off grid life here. I don't really know what I'm doing and I'm learning as I go, so if this sounds interesting, please follow along and join in the fun as I figure things out along the way!
IS THIS A HUGE MISTAKE??? MAJOR LAND WORKS IN THE VALLEY - Off Grid
THE LADY BUILDERS ARE BACK & THE PROGRESS IS AMAZING - Living Off Grid
STONE WORK PROGRESS & THE TOOLSHED HAS A NEW NAME - Off Grid Homestead
I HAVE HELPERS & WE HAVE SOME HEAVY WORK AHEAD - Off Grid in Portugal
NO MORE TOOLSHED PROJECT, IT'S OVER!! - Off Grid Homestead in Portugal
LAST WEEK ON MY HOMESTEAD DID NOT GO AS PLANNED - Off Grid in Portugal
OFF GRID DIY TOOLSHED REVIVAL - Back to Work After a Year of Neglect
TAMING THE CHAOS & TRYING NEW THINGS - Living Off Grid in Portugal
MORE CLAY WORK INSIDE MY TINY HOUSE & PEARS, LAUGHS & FUN WITH FRIENDS
VENTURING INTO THE SCARY LANDS & MORE PLUMBING EFFORTS - Off Grid
LIVING OFF GRID IN PORTUGAL - HARD WORK & FUN TIMES WITH FRIENDS
PLUMBING INSIDE MY OFF GRID BARN CONVERSION... IS THIS GOING TO WORK?
A DAY IN THE LIFE WORKING ON MY OFF GRID HOMESTEAD IN PORTUGAL
FIRES ALL AROUND BUT WORK INSIDE MY TINY HOUSE CONTINUES - Off Grid
EXCITING UPDATES ON MY OFF GRID HOMESTEAD AFTER TIME AWAY IN CANADA
FOOD PREP, GARDEN WORK, & SURPRISES ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS - Off Grid
LETS GO INSIDE THE TINY HOUSE FOR A BIT OF OVERDUE WORK - Life Off Grid
I'VE FINALLY FINISHED POINTING THE WALL & I LOVE IT - Living Off Grid
IF THIS WORKS IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING - Surviving the Heat Off Grid
HARD LABOUR IN SOME HELLISHLY HOT WEATHER - Off Grid Life in Portugal
LET'S GET STONED - Heavy But Rewarding Work on My Off Grid Homestead
IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO BUILDING - Off Grid Homestead in Portugal
SPECIAL VISITORS, GARDEN BLITZ, & CATCHING UP ON LAND WORK - Off Grid
WILL THIS WORK??? HOPING FOR HOT WATER IN MY OFF GRID TINY HOUSE
THE WATER TOWER IS DONE... WITH A FEW BONUS FEATURES - Living Off Grid
SOME MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE HOMESTEAD - Off Grid in Portugal
THE WATER TOWER IS UP & LOOKING FABULOUS THANKS TO MUM & DAD - Off Grid
DISASTER STRIKES BUT WORK & FUN CONTINUE ON THE HOMESTEAD - Off Grid
MY PARENTS ARE BACK & GETTING STUCK IN - Building Off Grid in Portugal
April Recap - I GET LOTS DONE & TELL A LIE - Off Grid Living in Portugal